It is better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than a fool in his folly.Proverbs 17:12
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
פָּג֬וֹשׁ דֹּ֣ב שַׁכּ֣וּל בְּאִ֑ישׁ וְאַל־כְּ֝סִ֗יל בְּאִוַּלְתּֽוֹ׃
- פָּג֬וֹשׁpa.Go.osh“may he meet”Verb, qal, infinitive absolute, absolute · from פָּגַשׁ · “to meet” · Strong's H6298
- דֹּ֣בdo“a bear”Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from דֹּב · “bear” · Strong's H1677
- שַׁכּ֣וּלsha.Kul“robbed of cubs”Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from שַׁכּוּל · “childless” · Strong's H7909
- בְּאִ֑ישׁbe.'Ish“<in> a person”Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אִישׁ · “man” · Strong's H0376G
- וְאַל־ve.'al-“and may not [he meet]”Conjunction + Particle, negative · from אַל · “not” · Strong's H0408
- כְּ֝סִ֗ילke.Sil“a fool”Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from כְּסִיל · “fool” · Strong's H3684
- בְּאִוַּלְתּֽוֹ׃be.'i.val.To“in foolishness his”Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אִוֶּ֫לֶת · “folly” · Strong's H0200
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)